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Sunday, August 7, 2011

Jwalamukhi

Jwalamukhi is a famous temple to the goddess Jwalamukhi, the deity of flaming mouth, built over some natural jets of combustible gas, believed to be the manifestation of the Goddess. Raja Bhumi Chand Katoch of Kangra, a great devotee of goddess Durga, dreamt of the sacred place and the Raja set people to find out the whereabouts of the site. The site was traced and the Raja built a temple at that location. The building is modern with a gilt dome and pinnacles, and possesses a beautiful folding door of silver plates. Under the gaze of theDhauladhar range and set amidst the undulating hills that character sub-Himalayan Himachal Sati's tongue is believed to have fallen at Jwalamukhi and the goddess is manifest as tiny flames that burn a flawless blue through fissures in the age old rock..... Source & more from wikipedia here.

Shops selling Pooja articles all the way..!

Full of wishes...Wish fulfilling tree..!

He performed on seeing me photograph.. a small video clip in video section would interest you..!

While waiting for the van to arrive from the parking, turned around to find these colorful appetizers in a shop nearby..!